User:Q2f45507or

Burberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As of 19 March 2012:

Aberdeen Asset Management

Admiral Group Aggreko AMEC Anglo American Antofagasta ARM Holdings Ashmore Group Associated British Foods AstraZeneca Aviva BAE Systems Barclays BG Group BHP Billiton BP British American Tobacco British Land Company British Sky Broadcasting BT Group Bunzl Burberry Group CRH Capita Group Capital Shopping Centres Group Carnival Centrica Compass Group Croda International Diageo Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Experian Evraz Fresnillo G4S GKN GlaxoSmithKline Glencore International Hammerson Hargreaves Lansdown HSBC ICAP IMI Imperial Tobacco InterContinental Hotels Group International Airlines Group International Power Intertek Group ITV Johnson Matthey Kazakhmys Kingfisher Land Securities Group Legal & General Lloyds Banking Group Man Group Marks &amp,ralph lauren; Spencer Meggitt Wm Morrison Supermarkets National Grid Next Old Mutual Pearson Petrofac Polymetal International Prudential Randgold Resources Reckitt Benckiser Reed Elsevier Resolution Rexam Rio Tinto Group Rolls-Royce Group The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Royal Dutch Shell RSA Insurance Group SABMiller Sage Group J Sainsbury Schroders Serco Group Severn Trent Shire Smith & Nephew Smiths Group SSE Standard Chartered Standard Life Tate & Lyle Tesco Tullow Oil Unilever United Utilities Vedanta Resources Vodafone Weir Group Whitbread Wolseley WPP Xstrata Burberry Group plc Type Public company Traded as LSE: BRBY Industry Fashion Founded Basingstoke, United Kingdom (1856) Founder(s) Thomas Burberry Headquarters London, United Kingdom Number of locations 473 Area served Worldwide Key people John Peace, (Chairman)
Angela Ahrendts, (CEO)
Christopher Bailey, (CCO) Products Clothing
Accessories
Perfumes Revenue £1,501,polo lacoste.3 million (2011)[1] Operating income £302.1 million (2011)[1] Net income £206.3 million (2011)[1] Employees 6,681 (2010) Website

burberry.com

Burberry Group plc (LSE: BRBY) is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing, fragrance, and fashion accessories. Its distinctive tartan pattern has become one of its most widely copied trademarks. Burberry is most famous for its iconic trench coat,ralph lauren italia, which was invented by founder Thomas Burberry. The company has branded stores and franchises around the world, and also sells through concessions in third-party stores. HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince of Wales have granted the company Royal Warrants. The Chief Creative Officer is Christopher Bailey. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

According to Business Weekly, Burberry is the 98th most valuable brand in the world,polo ralph lauren.[2]

1 History 1.1 Early years, 19th century

1.2 20th century 1.3 21st century 2 Brands 3 Perfumes 4 Checks 5 Stores 6 References 7 External links [edit] History [edit] Early years, 19th century

Burberry was founded in 1856 when 21-year-old Thomas Burberry, a former draper's apprentice, opened his own store in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.[3] By 1870, the business had established itself by focusing on the development of outdoors attire.[3] In 1880, Burberry introduced in his brand the gabardine, a hardwearing, water-resistant yet breathable fabric, in which the yarn is waterproofed before weaving.[3] Burberry was the original name, but then the company soon switched to using the name Burberrys, after many customers from around the world began calling it Burberrys of London,Orange County Venue Directory Listings - Orange County Nightlife Venues - 323-60. This name is still visible on many older Burberry products. In 1891,ralph lauren outlet, Burberry opened a shop in the Haymarket, London, which still exists and until recently was the site of Burberry’s corporate headquarters. Now the headquarters are at Horseferry House just behind Houses of Parliament, Westminster (London).

[edit] 20th century

In 1901, the Burberry Equestrian Knight Logo was developed containing the Latin word "Prorsum", meaning forwards, and registered as a trademark.[3] In 1911 they became the outfitters for Roald Amundsen,[3] the first man to reach the South Pole, and Ernest Shackleton, who led a 1914 expedition to cross Antarctica. A Burberry gabardine jacket was worn by George Mallory on his ill-fated attempt on Mount Everest in 1924.

In 1914 Burberry was commissioned by the War Office to adapt its officer's coat to suit the conditions of contemporary warfare, resulting in the "trench coat".[3] After the war, the trench coat became popular with civilians. The iconic Burberry check was created in the 1920s and used as a lining in its trench coats,polo ralph lauren outlet.[3]

Burberry also specially designed aviation garments. A. E. Clouston and Mrs Betsy Kirby Green made the fastest flying time to Cape Town from London in 1937 and were sponsored by Burberry.

Burberry was an independent company until 1955, when it was taken over by Great Universal Stores (GUS).

During the 1970s, the brand became popular with the British casual cult, leading to its being associated with members of football firms by the 1990s and chavs the following decade.[4][5] Such a shift in a brand's clientele exemplifies prole drift,Hermes Online Outlet - USA UK Canada Australia Eur.

In 1999, Burberry's changed their marketing name to Burberry. Most of their items changed too, but many accessory items still had the Burberry's name.

[edit] 21st century

Burberry Group plc was initially floated on the London Stock Exchange in July 2002.[6] GUS divested its remaining interest in Burberry in December 2005.[7]

In 2006 Rose Marie Bravo, who as Chief Executive had led Burberry to mass market success, retired.[8] She was replaced by current CEO Angela Ahrendts.[9]

Burberry first began selling online in the US, followed by the UK in October 2006, and the rest of the EU in 2007.[10]

In May 2001, Christopher Bailey joined Burberry as creative director and became Chief Creative Officer in November 2009.[11][12] Bailey is credited with transforming the fortunes of the company.[11]

Burberry has attempted to rebrand itself with advertisements in GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Tatler and Harper's Bazaar, and is well known for using British celebrities in its advertising, including models Kate Moss, Agyness Deyn, Jourdan Dunn and Lily Donaldson, singer George Craig, actress Emma Watson, who was named the face of Burberry's 2009 Fall/Winter campaign and the cover model for the 2010 Spring/Summer campaign,[13][14] and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who was unveiled as the face of Burberry's newest fragrance, Burberry Body, in July 2011.[15]

In June 2010, the Group launched its first cosmetics line, Burberry Beauty.[16]

[edit] Brands

Burberry operates under 4 brands:

Burberry Prorsum - The most expensive of the brands. This is their luxurious, high end, runway brand.

Burberry London - The dressed up, more formal brand, than Brit. Cuts are usually slim and the quality is a bit more wellworked. Burberry Brit - The most known brand of them all. This is the brand that Burberry is built upon. Cuts vary from slim and formal to more loose and classic.

Burberry Sport - A sport inspired brand, pointed more towards the youth customer.

More recently, Burberry has added two regional brands:

Burberry Black Label, men (in Japan & Hong Kong, 2011 only)

Burberry Blue Label, ladies (in Japan & Hong Kong,NIKE, Inc. - Careers at NIKE, Inc., 2011 only) [edit] Perfumes Burberry British Burberry Body Burberry Summer Eau De Toilette Spray Burberry Brit Sheer Eau De Toilette Burberry London Burberry London Holiday Edition Burberry The Beat Burberry Sport Burberry Sport Ice Burberry (Classic) Burberry Touch Burberry Weekend [edit] Checks Haymarket: Classic check with Burberry Equestrian Knight House: Classic check without Burberry Equestrian Knight Nova: The newer and bigger check pattern. Nova check has a cream/tan background with vertical and horizontal black and pink/red stripes Supernova: Bigger than Nova check. On a small leather good with Supernova check, usually have only a diagonal stripe but not a whole check Exploded: Exploded check usually in metallic colours like silver [edit] Stores

Burberry has over 500 stores in over 50 countries.[17]

[edit] References [edit] External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Burberry Burberry Web Site

By Appointment to

HM The Queen By Appointment to
HRH The Duke
of Edinburgh By Appointment to
HRH The
Prince of Wales